Another Wales international has opted to play his club rugby in England next season, with the centre Joe Hawkins having confirmed his summer move to Exeter Chiefs. The 20-year-old Osprey has signed a long-term deal and will join his Welsh teammates Christ Tshiunza and Dafydd Jenkins at Sandy Park.
Hawkins, who made his Test debut last November and started against England in the Six Nations championship this year, is a young player with considerable potential and has five caps. It means he does not meet Wales’s eligibility criteria of 25 caps for those playing outside the country, so risks missing out on the World Cup this autumn.
